Packaging News
- US$1bn support for manufacturing sector 21 Jan 2019 00:18 Herald The Herald Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter Government says it allocated a cumulative US$1 billion, through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) towards supporting companies in the manufacturing sector between January and December 2018, representing a …
- The eyewear designer for the stars 21 Jan 2019 00:10 BBC Image copyright Jack Hill Image caption Tom Davies didn't initially plan to design glasses The BBC's weekly The Boss series profiles a different business leader from around the world. This week we speak to Tom Davies, founder of his eponymous …
- Poundland blasted by environmentalists over selling 'nothing' - complete with packaging - for Valentine's Day 20 Jan 2019 22:47 Birmingham Mail Poundland has been accused of creating unnecessary plastic waste by selling nothing, complete with heart-shaped packaging, for Valentine's Day. Called the Gift Of Nothing, the product is on sale for one pound and is accompanied by the taglines " …
- Where in Canada are you allowed to eat roadkill? 20 Jan 2019 21:54 CFQC Colette Derworiz, The Canadian Press Published Sunday, January 20, 2019 10:13AM EST Jeremy Vander Meer had his first experience with salvaging a roadkill moose soon after he moved to Alaska nearly five years ago. "It was pretty easy, actually," …
- Controversial Coventry landfill expansion set for Act 250 hearing 20 Jan 2019 20:48 VTDigger Waste is dumped in one area of the landfill every day, then covered with soil to mitigate odors and pests. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Proponents say a 51-acre expansion of Vermont’s sole remaining open landfill is key to the state’s waste …
- Health stories that made headlines last week - Premium Times 20 Jan 2019 19:58 Google JOHESU: Health workers’ strike looms in Nigeria The Nigerian health workers under the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) have threatened to resume their suspended strike. JOHESU on Wednesday threatened to resume the industrial action it suspended last …
- The little changes YOU can make to reduce your plastic consumption 20 Jan 2019 19:50 Charleston Daily Mail New figures reveal we are now producing nearly 300 million tons of plastic every year, half of which is used just one and then thrown away. More than 8 million tons of plastic is dumped into our oceans every year. We all know we should reduce our plastic …
- Family asking for police badges from across the country to surprise 6-year-old boy 20 Jan 2019 19:11 KBZK Bozeman News Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Neb (KPTM) — 6-year-old Leevi Ramirez-Johnson is battling a rare heart condition. But more than that, he’s a typical kid who loves police. So much so that his family is asking for your help to surprise him. …
- Launch of The Canola Trail – rural tourism initiative between three councils 20 Jan 2019 18:43 The Land Newspaper A crisp sunny wintry morning is the perfect time for people to gather, stamping feet and wrapping hands around hot cups of coffee. The venue was quite unique – Lashbrook Farm – home of Cackleberry Eggs located at Old Junee. The occasion was the launch of …
- 'Inhuman conditions': life in factory making Spice Girls T-shirts 20 Jan 2019 18:36 Guardian Weekly Salma has never even heard of the Spice Girls. Her life, hunched over a sewing machine for up to 16 hours a day, is a world away from the luxuries enjoyed by the millionaire pop band. But while neither knows it, Salma and the Spice Girls are connected. The …
